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one, alone, ruler, prince, powerful, rich |
The given name Eric, Erik, or Erick is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr (or Æinrikr in Eastern Scandinavia due to monophthongization). The first element, ei- is derived either from the older Proto-Norse *aina(z) meaning "one" or "alone" or from Proto-Norse *aiwa(z) meaning "ever" or "eternal". The second element -ríkr derives either from *rík(a)z meaning "ruler" or "prince" (cf. Gothic reiks) or from an even older Proto-Germanic *ríkiaz which meant "powerful" and "rich". The name is thus usually taken to mean "one ruler", "autocrat", "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful", "warrior", and "government".
The most common spelling in Scandinavia is Erik. In Norway, another form of the name (which has kept the Old Norse diphthong) Eirik is also commonly used. In Finland, the form Erkki is also used. The modern Icelandic version is Eiríkur, while the modern Faroese version is Eirikur. Éric [eʁik] is used in French, and in Germany Eric, Erik and Erich are used.
Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by Scandinavian settlers arriving before the Norman Invasion. It was an uncommon name in England until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel Eric, or, Little by Little by Frederick William Farrar in 1858.
In Norway, Sweden and Finland, the name day for Erik and Eirik is 18 May, commemorating the death of Saint Eric of Sweden.
The feminine derivative is Erica or Erika.
Eric II of Denmark, king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137
Eric III of Denmark, the king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146
Eric IV of Denmark, king of Denmark from 1241 until his death
Eric V of Denmark, son of Christopher I
Eric VI of Denmark, son of Eric V
Eric of Pomerania, king of the Kalmar union
Eric of Pomerania, the hereditary king of Norway
Eric I of Norway, the second king of Norway
Eirik II of Norway, the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299
Eiríkr Hákonarson, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria
Erik the Red, the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson
Alaric and Eric, two legendary kings of Sweden
Jorund and Eirik, two legendary kings of Sweden
Erik Björnsson, one of the sons of Björn Ironside
Erik Refilsson, Swedish legendary king
Eric Anundsson, Swedish legendary king who ruled during the 9th century, may be the same as Erik Weatherhat, a more or less mythical Swedish king
Eric the Victorious, king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century
Eric and Eric, two pretenders around 1066
Eric IX of Sweden, Swedish king between 1150 and 1160, called Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, Eric the Saint, or Eric the Holy
Eric X of Sweden, the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216
Eric XI of Sweden, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark
Eric XII of Sweden, rival King of Sweden and to his father Magnus IV from 1356 to his death in 1359
Eric XIII of Sweden, Eric of Pomerania
Eric XIV of Sweden, King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568
Eric Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian artist
Eric Alejandro, Puerto Rican hurdler
Erick Aybar, MLB baseball player
Erik Balnuweit, German hurdler
Eric Bana, Australian television and film actor
Eric Beavers, American football player
Eric Benét, American singer-songwriter and actor
Eric Bicfalvi, Romanian football player
Eric Marlon Bishop, American actor, singer, songwriter, producer and comedian better known by the stage name Jamie Foxx
Eric Arthur Blair, English author better known under the pen-name George Orwell
Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
Eric Burdon, English vocalist, songwriter and frontman of The Animals
Erik Cadée, Dutch discus thrower
Eric Cantona, (French Éric Cantona), a French football player
Eric Cantor, American politician
Eric Carle, children's author
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Cameroonian football player
Eric Church, American country music singer and songwriter
Eric Clapton, English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
Erik Danielsson, Swedish vocalist, songwriter and frontman of the Swedish black metal band Watain
Eric Decker, American football player
Eric Dickerson NFL Hall of Fame Running Back
Eric Esch, American boxer
Erik Estrada, “Ponch”, Actor
Eric Felton, American football player
Erich Fromm, German sociologist and writer
Eric Garber, given name of author Andrew Holleran
Eric Griffin (born 1990), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier
Eric Harper, New Zealand sportsman
Eric Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
Erich Hartmann, German WWII fighter ace
Eric A. Havelock, British classicist
Eric Hayes, British soldier
Eric Hayes (American football), American football player
Eric Heiden Olympian and Doctor
Eric Himelfarb, Canadian ice hockey player
Eric Holle, American football player
Eric Holmback, American professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Yukon Eric
Erich Honecker, (1922-1993), former East German Leader
Eric Hosmer, American Baseball player, 1st baseman
Eric Hutchinson, American singer-songwriter
Eric Idle, English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer
Eric Johnson, American guitarist and recording artist
Erik Johnson, American hockey player for Colorado Avalanche
Erik Karlsson, Swedish hockey player and captain for Ottawa Senators
Erich Kästner, (1899-1974), a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist
Erik Keedus, Estonian basketball player
Erik Kynard, American high jumper
Eriq La Salle, American actor and director
Eric Lange, American actor
Erik Lidbom, Swedish songwriter and music producer
Eric Liddell, Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary
Eric Lindell, American singer-songwriter
Eric Lindros, hockey player
Erik Lorig, American NFL football player
Erich von Manstein, German field marshal
Erik Mariñelarena, Mexican screenwriter, director and producer
Eric McCormack, American actor
Erick McIntosh, American football player
Eric The Midget, Television actor, radio personality
Eric Morecambe, English comedian
Eric Hilliard Nelson, better known as Ricky Nelson, American actor, singer/songwriter and musician, son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
Eric Nkansah, Ghanaian sprinter
Eric Nystrom, American hockey player for Nashville Predators
Eric Owens, American opera singer
Erik Palladino, American actor
Eric Parker, American football player
Eric Prydz, Swedish disc jockey and producer
Eric Ravotti, American football player
Erich Maria Remarque, (1898-1970), German writer (All quiet on the Western Front)
Erik Rico, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ
Eric Ripert, celebrity chef and co-owner of the New York restaurant Le Bernardin
Eric Roberts American actor
Erik Ronnes, Dutch politician
Eric Saade, Swedish singer/songwriter
Erik Satie, French composer
Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google and 136th-richest person in the world in 2011
Eric Sevareid, American journalist
Eric Staal, Canadian hockey player for Minnesota Wild
Eric Stanley, American violinist and composer
Eric Still, American football player
Eric Stoltz, American actor, director and producer
Eric Sykes, English radio, television and film writer, actor and director
Eric Thomas, multiple people
Eric Tsang, Hong Kong film actor, producer and director.
Erik Turner, rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant
Eric Vale, voice actor, script writer, ADR director, and head writer at Funimation
Erick Wainaina, Kenyan long-distance runner
Eric Welch, an intelligence officer
Eric Wennström, Swedish hurdler
Eric Whitacre, composer and conductor
Erik White, American director
Erik White (Canadian football), Canadian football player
Eric Wilkerson, American football player
Eric Wright (disambiguation), multiple people
Erik the Red (comics), fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book universe
Erik, the titular character in Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera.
Flat Eric, low-tech, yellow puppet character from Levi's commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing
Eric Cartman, main character in the TV series South Park
Eric the Cavalier, a character in the TV series Dungeons & Dragons
Eric Tiberius Duckman, the title character in the American animated series Duckman
Prince Eric, the love interest of Princess Ariel in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid
General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen, the boss of Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, Captain Alberto Bertorelli, Captain Hans Geering and Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in the TV series 'Allo 'Allo!
Eric Feeble, the title character in the British animated series Stressed Eric
Eric Murphy, fictional character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage.
Eric Needles, one of the main characters from the Canadian animated series Sidekick
Eric Northman, the love interest of Sookie Stackhouse in the Southern Vampire Mysteries novels and the TV series True Blood
Eric Draven, man brutally murdered that comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie The Crow
Eric Thursley, a thirteen-year-old demonologist featured in Terry Pratchett's ninth Discworld novel Eric
Eric is the name of all the pets of John Cleese's character in the Monty Python's "Fish Licence" sketch
Eric is one of the twins Sam and Eric in Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Eric, one of the Princes from the Chronicles of Amber
Erik Von Darkmoor, fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist
Erik Lehnsherr, also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe.
Eric Matthews, a main character from the TV series Boy Meets World and its spinoff Girl Meets World
Eric Foreman, major character from the TV series House M.D.
Eric Forman, the main character in That 70s Show.
Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger, from Power Rangers Time Force.
Eric Jonrosh, author of The Spoils of Babylon.
Eric Wimp (Eric Twinge in the TV series), the alter ego or Bananaman.
Eric Deeds, a character from the 2014 film The Drop played by Matthias Schoenaerts
Eric, a character from the novel and film adaption "Divergent"
Micheal Eric (born 1988), Nigerian basketball player
Dobrica Erić (born 1936), Serbian writer
Jelena Erić (born 1979), Serbian handball player
Nenad Erić (born 1982), Serbian football goalkeeper
Slađana Erić (born 1983), Serbian volleyball player
Zoran Erić (born 1950), Serbian composer
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